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Employment tribunal delays increase 60% since 2010

New data from the Ministry of Justice shows that with more than 50,000 open case in the employment tribunal system claimants are waiting 60% longer than they were in 2010. Those working within the system …

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Research perspectives

Report reveals continuing racism problem in civil society organisations 

A recent report on the experience of black and minority workers in civil society organisations has found that although there are some signs of organisations signalling their opposition to racism, few are taking the associated …

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Legal Services Board opens consultation on NDA misuse

The Legal Services Board (LSB), a governmental regulator for the legal profession, has launched a call for evidence to understand concerns that non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)  – legally enforceable agreements between parties used to ensure information …

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Survey finds link between Long Covid and unfair treatment at work

A survey by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and peer support group Long Covid Support has found 66% of employees with long Covid said they had experienced one or more types of unfair treatment at …

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Case law updates

Claim for wrongful dismissal succeeds following serious flaws in the disciplinary process

The East of England Ambulance Service has been required to pay compensation of nearly £50k to a former paramedic after wrongfully dismissing him for assault allegations. Peter Edwards, who worked as a senior paramedic, was …

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Charity Commission engaging with Refuge following “serious incident” report

The Charity Commission is engaging with domestic abuse charity Refuge’s trustees after it filed a “serious incident” report. This came as a result of  some current and former staff complaining of bullying and describing the …

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